The Word that is never spoken in swimming: Talkin’ ‘bout "Whiteness" Part Two of Two

The crawl stroke or freestyle, is one of the most technically challenging strokes to master. Both the United States, and Australia claim to have improved it over the last 100 years, but who founded it, and why is it so important to discuss its origins concerning the subject of "Whiteness"? In part two of our two part series on the subject, we'll speak to Dr. Matt Hodler, a former D1 swimmer, history professor, and swim scholar, about the origins of the stroke, and the need to honor it's indigenous and African forebears.